st Simple

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THE “PAST SIMPLE” IS USED TO TALK ABOUT A SERIES OF ACTIONS THAT

OCCURRED IN THE PAST. WE HAVE “TIME EXPRESSIONS” LIKE:
LAST AGO YESTERDAY

LAST NIGHT 25 MINUTES AGO YESTERDAY MORNING

LAST WEEK / WEEKEND 3 HOURS AGO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
LAST MONTH A WEEK AGO YERTERDAY EVENING
LAST YEAR A MONTH AGO YESTERDAY NIGHT
LAST MONDAY / ... A YEAR AGO THE DAY BEFORE
YESTERDAY

+ AFFIRMATIVE + - NEGATIVE - ? INTERROGATIVE ?

THE VERB CHANGES WE ADD THE AUXILIARY WE START WITH OUR
FROM “INFINITIVE “DID” + NOT (DIDN’T)+ AUXILIARY “DID”, AND
FORM” TO “PAST INFINITIVE VERB WE KEEP THE
FORM” INFINITIVE VERB
“I DIDN’T
REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS “DID YOU DO
CLEAN MY
(VERB)-ED CHANGE A LITTLE THE ACTIVITY
BEDROOM LAST
LIKED DO - DID FROM THE LAST
WEEK”

-
WANTED MAKE - MADE CLASS?”

ACTIVITY 1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1.- Before I was an engineer, I _____ as a waiter.
a) work b) worked
2.- What do I do? I _____ cakes
a) bake b) baked
3.- Last night I _____ for six hours!
a) study b) studied
4.-We ______ our homework last night!
a) didn’t b) don’t c) doesn’t
5.- Did you _____ the movie last night?
a) watched b) watch c) saw
6.- Where _____ you live before Rome?
a) does b) did
ACTIVITY 2.- COMPLETE THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT
FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS
1.-______ you _____ David yesterday? (see)
2.- We ______ by subway to school. (go)
3.- He ______ ______ his glasses (not / find)
4.- My teacher ______ the activity in the blackboard. (write)
5.- Jessy ______ ______ with Alma. (not / play)
6.- They ______ ______ the computar at school. (not / use)